Sr Principal Design Engineer
CADENCE US
Apply to this job SHANGHAI Until 9/28/2026 First posted December 3, 2025 Last posted July 30, 2026
Job description
At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.
Responsibilities:
- Working in Cadence Flagship Emulation and Prototyping product line;
- Responsible for designing, developing, modifying and productizing protocol products like PCIe, advanced Ethernet and many more which are crucial to modern IC design and verification.
- Perform as individual contributor on protocol projects involving logic RTL design, UVM based verification, board design/debug and documentation etc.
- Work on complex problems related to protocol or system integration level issues, electrical or timing closure issues, RTL design or verification methodologies.
Requirements:
- The position requires MSEE or equivalent, with experience in logic design and debug.
- Must have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- RTL design experience using Verilog is required along with experience in using RTL verification tools and flows.
- Experience in FPGA design for Xilinx products is strongly recommended.
- UVM verification experience is desired.
- Experience with scripting languages like Perl, TCL C-shell is desired.
We’re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can’t.
About this role
Summary
Design and verify protocol products like PCIe and Ethernet for IC design
Job title
Sr Principal Design Engineer
Experience level
requires MSEE or equivalent, with experience in logic design and debug
Industry
software
Location requirements
Shanghai, on-site role, no remote work
Salary
Not specified
Management role
No
Skills & keywords
Required skills
VerilogRTL verificationlogic designFPGAUVM
Preferred skills
Xilinx FPGAPerlTCLC-shell
Specializations
RTL designverificationprotocolsFPGA
Locations
Structured locations inferred from the posting.
Shanghai, China
On-site City